Job Description

� Serve as the Instrumentation and Controls Lead for the Chattanooga Office. This includes both technical leadership and personnel development. In additionprovides personnel performance evaluations for assigned projects one-on-one and for annual performance reviews.

� Department Operations - Encourage project team knowledge of and compliance with department guidelines and company procedures. Identify department issues and forward to department management team. Support ongoing operation of department sub-groups. Ensures proper coordination and communications are established with other engineering and design disciplines to promote effective work performance and product quality. Attempt to resolve inter-discipline, vendor, and client issues before elevating to department management team. Review/forward expense claims to department management.

� Department Communications - Attend/participate in periodic department meetings. Identify department risk/liability concerns and forward to department management. May prepare and present subject matter for project when required. Present solutions to management team to mitigate exposure.

� Health, Safety, and Environmental- Provides coaching and direction in performing all work (office and field) is a safe manner per and customer policies. Support, participate in, and ensure use of health, safety, and environmental (HSE) programs. Facilitate atmosphere of concern for HSE issues.

� Business Development Support - Assists or be responsible for business development activities such as: Maintain latest career information on resume and encourage maintenance of latest career information on employee resumes.Also support business development proposal efforts through scoping and related project cost estimating. Maintain positive working relationships with client contacts, suppliers, installation contractors, other engineering consultants, and external agencies.

� New Employee Orientation - Identify required employee skills/competencies. Support new employee orientation activities and their overall development. Facilitate atmosphere where new employees first impressions are positive.

� Employee Allocation Program- Determine project staffing levels for individuals and group and skill set requirements and communicate to direct supervisor. Authorize employee timesheet submissions for project chargeable hours. May attend/participate in department resource allocation meeting. Approve project team vacation requests. Ensure project team vacation coverage and workarounds. Support employee reallocation and unplanned employee absence activities.

� Employee Development Program- Mentor/train and facilitate mentorship/training of department employees. Participate in and facilitate external training, internal engineering design systems (EDS)/engineering applications (EA) training, and internal department training. Develops training plans andplans with the employeestheir future career path and monitors progress.

� Employee Performance Management Program - Forward employee/team achievements and employee performance issues to department management. Participate in performance reviews. Participate in employee/team recognition activities.

� Employee Departures - Assist in determining employment issues and market pressures. Assist in identifying chronic or systemic employee concerns. Assist in conducting planned departures or facilitate unplanned employee departures.

� Technical Competency Assurance Program - Encourage project team knowledge of and compliance with department Engineering Practices. Enforce employee adherence to generally accepted engineering/design practice. Support standardization of calculations/analyses/studies/reports. Support standardization of equipment specifications/data sheets/selection. Contribute to engineering/design knowledge. Encourage use of intranet based technical resources. Enforce adherence to regulatory codes and standards. Enforce adherence to engineering laws and guidelines. Enforce adherence to client guidelines, standards, and specifications whenever viable and lawful. Enforce adherence to corporate guidelines.

� Quality Assurance/Quality Control Program - Encourage project team knowledge of and compliance with department quality assurance and quality control guidelines. Plan/participate in technical audits. Support CAD checking and incorporation of comments. Support engineering/design technical checking and incorporation of comments.

� Project Scope/Cost/Time Management - Establish the project scope, cost, and time requirements with the client, and maintain the engineering scope control documents, engineering cost estimates, and engineering project schedule. Determine the project scope battery limits with the local utility, other consulting companies, and equipment vendors and provide information and back check the construction cost estimate and construction schedule. Advises engineering and project management team regarding any issues, staffing requirements, progress slippage, scope changes, budget overruns, or other events that could affect project completion and/or profitability. Maintain a record of client preferred design options, client preferred equipment configurations and scope changes. Advise and direct the team regarding the project scope/cost/time management requirements and ensure expectations are met. Obtain client approval of deliverables.

� Project Quality Management- Create/ forward project quality plan, monitor project quality assurance and quality control activities, and recommend quality improvements. Advise and direct the team regarding the project quality management requirements and facilitate meeting expectations.

� Project Risk Management - Participate and be responsible for project risk assessment process, identify ongoing risks, develop workaround plans and manage ongoing risks.

� Project Communication Management - Execute inter-discipline reviews of deliverables, distribute deliverables, send originals/copies to central filing, handle electronic files with the client, and dispose of unretained documents. Review/approve external discipline communication created by direct reports.

Requirements

� BSEE or MSEE in related field or applicable discipline, typically an engineering degree; or equivalent experience if allowed by law. Generally 12+ years of related work experience including supervisory experience are typically required; relevant professional registration desired.

� Supervises work and performance directly and through lower level supervisors. Typically supervises professional or exempt personnel in single function roles. Proficient with engineering software applications.

� Computer proficiency required; Strong analytical and problem solving skills. Accuracy and attention to detail important. Ability to meet deadlines and manage priorities somewhat important. The ability to prepare, present and/or supervise the development of complex program proposals and reports to senior level management and customers is critical. Responsible for establishing project estimates and oversight of project budgets. Strong organizational skills as well as the ability to effectively communicate in English and take a leadership role over the group for which they have supervisory responsibilities.

� Commitment to customer service and ability to assist others in applying knowledge and understanding in solving functional problems within area of expertise. Ability to maintain confidential information critical.

� Generally characterized as a "Senior Supervising Leader" with ability to supervisor more diverse or complex functions. Fully directs work through others. Provides oversight, expertise and guidance to less experienced individuals and begins to train and raise up highly success individual contributors into "Work Leaders".

� Typically will regularly interface with departmental staff and upper management, and frequently with outside customers.

� General attributes required of all employees involved in leadership include: Zero Harm, Action Orientation, Building Effective Business Relationships, Commitment, Customer Focus, Dealing with Change, Drive for Results, Integrity and Trust, and Leadership Skills including Strategic Ability, Managing Vision & Purpose, Command Skills, and Global Business Knowledge.

� Willingness to travel or to accept field assignments preferred.

� Willingness to engage in professional associations preferred.

� Ability to work effectively in teams is a must.

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